Traditionally, a sword scabbard may not have had an attachment point built in. A proper sword belt or sword belt and bracket set with the correct settings will be fully adjustable to your liking. The leather straps in a 2 picece sword belt set can be tied at any length to fit your preferred angle. Todd's Workshop has an excellent video guide on sword belts.
Nice review. I reviewed the Italian longsword some time ago. Like you, I got a sweet deal off Amazon Canada--something like 270 USD equivalent. I was lucky not to get one with a loose hilt, and the sharpness is quite good. Mine weighs a bit heavier than yours, just a hair under 3 lbs, but for its size it's quite lively given the distal tapering and profile taper. I have the VB Technique Feder too and it has a half distal taper (starting from halfway across the blade length) and less profile taper so even though it's balanced close to the hand the blade isn't as lively. Overall I'd say the few medieval swords Dynasty Forge makes for Cold Steel (the Italian, the German and the Half-and-a-half) are all of good quality with good mass distribution and one primary bevel, but the crossguards often come loose at certain point. Matt Easton reviewed a bastard sword sold directly by Dynasty Forge and it eventually became loose as well.🙁
Nice review man. I just purchased one of these and It's on the way, so I guess i'll see what I get. I own a cold steel gold lion katana and it has been a great cutter. I am just starting to look at HEMA after studying karate for 15 years and I am finding it fascinating so far.
Thanks, ok cool hope it meets your expectations. Ah once I went to HEMA I never looked back, had everything I wanted, but there's not always clubs nearby.
@@superiorhema I am in a little county tow n in Australia so yeah It's a 45 min drive to just get to SCA. I am not knocking larpers, its just not my thing.
@@jonlerpiniere247 Ah ya, then it usually takes you finding someone whos willing to try it. And you have to get two swords and masks to on your own. Here's a HEMA club locator if you haven't come across it. Show's the like 30 clubs in Australia. www.hemaalliance.com/club-finders
I had one of these almost ten years ago and it was a beast. I did all kinds of abusive thi gs to it and it just took it in stride. Guard never loosened up on me and mine came very sharp. I miss it.
Thanks for the review-I chose to get the VB competition sharp over the cold steel. For one , I couldn’t really get a sense of whether or not cold steel was (or is), even still a company. Plus there is lots of bad press about dodgy cold steel quality. So far the VB is holding up well. Still experimenting with grind and angle...
Oh there still a big company. Their products are easiest to find in any country. www.coldsteel.com/swords/ Ya there definitely not as high quality, each piece is machine made to the specs so they don't always fit together, like a hand made sword. But they're often a fraction of the price and can be bought same day. I would never buy their or the other box store blunt trainers (Hanwei, kingston) but for a backyard cutter there gonna be the easiest and best price to performance sword for the general people. But that PHA sword and their others look like the best option for US. There pretty inexpensive. How does it actually feel? Like a big chopper, or move fast?
Very cool video, thanks for this! One point, your steps are choppy and stuttering when you race to cut the water bottle however, your movements are crisp and smooth when you're swinging the blade starting at @1:08 . So you have practiced these movements, you look as if you know what you're doing, you definitely have skills.. Why not just swing smoothly when cutting the bottle? Either way, thanks again for this... I'm considering this sword.
It's an interesting observation, but it is purposeful. I'm a competitive fencer, that is how I sometimes move when fighting. And I want to put my cutting into my fighting format. That clip you mentioned are flow drills which are focusing on moving the sword and not the feet. So I'm staying smooth. And some later cutting videos are also smooth motions not simulating fighting. There eliminating the "combat" to just practice the cut. But fighting isn't pretty, it can be, but not always. So sometimes you should pretend your target is an opponent. Like shadow boxing. Using the old masters teachings of multiple short stable steps, broken steps, constant motion (frequens motus) etc. Pol Hausbuch (Ms. 3227a) gives lots of looks into this fencing. ("He who moves is still alive, he who stops moving is dead") Glad the video was helpful, and thanks for the question. Pretty much comes down to price, if you don't want to go high, then cold steel is a main competitor.
There are ways to fix that wobbly crossguard, stuffing a wooden wedge into the gap works, or even a steel shaving! At cutting events I notice a big difference between blades like Hanwei-Tinkers and Albions. The Albion tends to hold its edge a lot longer than most other blades before needing to be resharpened. Probably better steel and better grind.
Traditionally, a sword scabbard may not have had an attachment point built in. A proper sword belt or sword belt and bracket set with the correct settings will be fully adjustable to your liking. The leather straps in a 2 picece sword belt set can be tied at any length to fit your preferred angle. Todd's Workshop has an excellent video guide on sword belts.
I can tell you're a practiced swordsman, thanks for the review!
Looking to get my younger brother a cool gift as he ships off to the military.
Nice review. I reviewed the Italian longsword some time ago. Like you, I got a sweet deal off Amazon Canada--something like 270 USD equivalent. I was lucky not to get one with a loose hilt, and the sharpness is quite good. Mine weighs a bit heavier than yours, just a hair under 3 lbs, but for its size it's quite lively given the distal tapering and profile taper. I have the VB Technique Feder too and it has a half distal taper (starting from halfway across the blade length) and less profile taper so even though it's balanced close to the hand the blade isn't as lively.
Overall I'd say the few medieval swords Dynasty Forge makes for Cold Steel (the Italian, the German and the Half-and-a-half) are all of good quality with good mass distribution and one primary bevel, but the crossguards often come loose at certain point. Matt Easton reviewed a bastard sword sold directly by Dynasty Forge and it eventually became loose as well.🙁
Nice review man. I just purchased one of these and It's on the way, so I guess i'll see what I get. I own a cold steel gold lion katana and it has been a great cutter. I am just starting to look at HEMA after studying karate for 15 years and I am finding it fascinating so far.
Thanks, ok cool hope it meets your expectations. Ah once I went to HEMA I never looked back, had everything I wanted, but there's not always clubs nearby.
@@superiorhema I am in a little county tow n in Australia so yeah It's a 45 min drive to just get to SCA. I am not knocking larpers, its just not my thing.
@@jonlerpiniere247 Ah ya, then it usually takes you finding someone whos willing to try it. And you have to get two swords and masks to on your own.
Here's a HEMA club locator if you haven't come across it. Show's the like 30 clubs in Australia. www.hemaalliance.com/club-finders
Ahh the famous Cold Steel "Razor Sharp" that rolls and tears paper LOL! Great review!
I just got their mma version blued and look forward to working with it see how it does
Awesome, hope you enjoy it!
I had one of these almost ten years ago and it was a beast. I did all kinds of abusive thi gs to it and it just took it in stride. Guard never loosened up on me and mine came very sharp. I miss it.
Thanks for the review-I chose to get the VB competition sharp over the cold steel. For one , I couldn’t really get a sense of whether or not cold steel was (or is), even still a company. Plus there is lots of bad press about dodgy cold steel quality. So far the VB is holding up well. Still experimenting with grind and angle...
Oh there still a big company. Their products are easiest to find in any country. www.coldsteel.com/swords/
Ya there definitely not as high quality, each piece is machine made to the specs so they don't always fit together, like a hand made sword. But they're often a fraction of the price and can be bought same day. I would never buy their or the other box store blunt trainers (Hanwei, kingston) but for a backyard cutter there gonna be the easiest and best price to performance sword for the general people.
But that PHA sword and their others look like the best option for US. There pretty inexpensive. How does it actually feel? Like a big chopper, or move fast?
@1:38 yeah, blunts are usually heavier than sharps.
That grip sounds sticky. Every time you peel your hands off, it slurps!
Oh, must just be the sound. It's definitely more slippery than sticky.
Thank you much for the review! Guess i'll go for Ronin Katana then. Wouldn't be too happy if the crossguard comes loose after some cutting sessions.
Very cool video, thanks for this! One point, your steps are choppy and stuttering when you race to cut the water bottle however, your movements are crisp and smooth when you're swinging the blade starting at @1:08 . So you have practiced these movements, you look as if you know what you're doing, you definitely have skills.. Why not just swing smoothly when cutting the bottle? Either way, thanks again for this... I'm considering this sword.
It's an interesting observation, but it is purposeful. I'm a competitive fencer, that is how I sometimes move when fighting. And I want to put my cutting into my fighting format. That clip you mentioned are flow drills which are focusing on moving the sword and not the feet. So I'm staying smooth. And some later cutting videos are also smooth motions not simulating fighting. There eliminating the "combat" to just practice the cut.
But fighting isn't pretty, it can be, but not always. So sometimes you should pretend your target is an opponent. Like shadow boxing. Using the old masters teachings of multiple short stable steps, broken steps, constant motion (frequens motus) etc. Pol Hausbuch (Ms. 3227a) gives lots of looks into this fencing. ("He who moves is still alive, he who stops moving is dead")
Glad the video was helpful, and thanks for the question. Pretty much comes down to price, if you don't want to go high, then cold steel is a main competitor.
Totally agree about the pommel. It hurts my hand :(
Someone should warm it up!!
There are ways to fix that wobbly crossguard, stuffing a wooden wedge into the gap works, or even a steel shaving!
At cutting events I notice a big difference between blades like Hanwei-Tinkers and Albions. The Albion tends to hold its edge a lot longer than most other blades before needing to be resharpened. Probably better steel and better grind.
If only Albion weren't so backlogged in their work!
By the time they fulfill my sword order F-16 fighter jets will be an interesting HEMA study.
Make or buy a Baldric to carry your sword. This is a response to all those who are ignorant of the proper use of sword scabbards.
Definitely not buying this one, thank you